Teams update medical status of drivers Gidley, Malucelli

Two surgeries so far for Gidley, and a concussion for Malucelli.

The violent crash in hour three of the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona involving Memo Gidley in the #99 GAINSCO Corvette Daytona Prototype and Matteo Malucelli in the #62 Risi Ferrari 458 sent both drivers to the hospital. This morning, official updates on each man were made available by their respective teams.

Memo Gidley

GAINSCO Bob Stallings Racing, via a statement posted to the team's official Facebook page, reports that after being evacuated to Halifax medical center, Memo Gidley underwent surgery on his left arm and left leg. Additional surgery is still required to address an unstable back fracture, and he remains under observation. Here's the full statement from the team:

Matteo Malucelli

Risi Competizione, also this morning via its Facebook page, shared an official statement from Ferrari's Corse Clienti. The pertinent part of the update reads as follows:

The accident that took place just coming up to the three hour mark and involved the prototype Corvette of Memo Gidley and the 458 GT of Matteo Malucelli, was horrifying and both drivers required treatment on the spot before being taken to hospital in Halifax. Gidley underwent an operation on his left arm and leg, while Malucelli remains under observation with severe cerebral concussion, but the situation is not critical, as the doctors told his wife and Antonello Coletta, head of Ferrari Corse Clienti, who are both with him in Halifax. Matteo's team-mates, Gianmaria Bruni and Olivier Beretta also rushed to see him and only when hospital staff confirmed the positive evolution of the Risi Competizione driver's condition, did they return to the race track.
Everyone got a very big scare, but things are calmer now in the team's garage, because while necessarily remaining cautious, the worst seems to be over.